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College of Humanities and Sciences

Graduation requirements

For students majoring in a four-year bachelor’s degree program within the College of Humanities and Sciences (including students in the pre-dental, pre-medical, pre-optometry, pre-veterinary and extended teacher preparation program classifications), there are four areas of requirements that the student must complete for graduation:

  1. Undergraduate Core Education Program requirements
  2. General education requirements of the College of Humanities and Sciences (see departmental major sections for collateral requirements)
  3. Departmental major requirements
  4. Electives to complete the total of a minimum of 120 credits